“This training focuses on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse. CMS, supported by a team of training developers and subject matter experts, created this training to address the need for nurse aides’ in-service training on these important topics.

The mission of the Hand in Hand training is to provide nursing homes with a high-quality training program that emphasizes person-centered care in the care of persons with dementia and the prevention of abuse.”

With each online course, you’ll find a User’s Manual in the upper right corner of the page as well as a link to the Support Center.

There are 5 modules for the Self-Paced Online training:

The Downloadable Materials for the Instructor-Led Training consist of: